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The de la Croix Family

The de la Croix Family

The de la Croix are a medium-sized family of predominantly dog mixes, with some wolf and coyote heritage as well, especially in more recent generations. They are mainly located in Portland, where they have lived since very soon after the outbreak of the Luperci virus.

Family Members

First Generation

Note: there are many generations before this one that are not included here.

Second Generation

Third Generation

Other de la Croixes

• Trumpet Creeper de la Croix: No one is sure if he's actually a de la Croix because he was really old, but he claimed he was and no one was brave enough to tell him otherwise.
• Notch: became family when he mated with Auger de la Croix.

Defining Features

Physical Characteristics

Because of the varying canine heritage, landrace appearances are common. However, other colors and patterns are not unheard of. Siblings may look similar to or completely different from each other due to how many different dog breeds have gone into them. Overall, they tend to be dog dominant, but wolves and coyotes are common as well. There are not many jackal relatives due to geography.

History

The de la Croix family arrived in Portland very soon after the virus struck and mixed with the dogs that were already there, so most family members are now also descended from the dogs who originally lived with humans there. They are distantly related to the Delaxroix, who don't have spaces in their name. A long standing feud of unknown origin between the families creates animonsity between them to varying degrees, ranging from "I hate 'em all!" to "This is dumb. We don't even remember what happened anymore."

Before the Freetown residents arrived, the de la Croix family was fairly prominent in Portland, with some small nuclear family groups leaving to find other places to live. They worked their way up in society through trade and time, re-building various structures and gaining land for livestock. Trade relationships allowed them to give canines goods for work, rather than doing all of it themselves.

The influx of Freetown canines generally upset the de la Croix family and they as a whole felt that they needed expand their trading businesses and other skills to bolster their family's status and security.

Influence and Influences

Families

• Delacroix: the de la Croix family of Portland have a long-standing feud with this distant branch of the family, and many react negatively if they come across a Delacroix while traveling.

Packs

• Krokar: after the Red Star fell, Tybalt Cormier of Krokar stayed with the de la Croix family while his burns were healed by Salome de la Croix. During his stay with her, he met some other family members and discussed some possible future trade agreements.
• Sapient: Argent de la Croix was a member of Sapient after meeting Nieve Ortega.
• Midnight Shores: Rupert de la Croix was a member of Midnight Shores until it disbanded.
• Cour des Miracles: Tessa de la Croix joined the Court and stayed there until its disbandment.
• Casa di Cavalieri: Tessa de la Croix and Margeaux de la Croix were members of Casa di Cavalieri before returning to Portland.
• Del Cenere Gang: Auger de la Croix was a founding member of Del Cenere Gang, along with his mate, Notch. They adopted a daughter, Dynia de la Croix, before returning to Portland.

Culture and Skills

Culture

Historically, the overall culture in the de la Croix family is that status is gained by being able to pay (through supplies) other canines to do the harder work for them. This includes making repairs to houses and small boats, and caring for livestock. Some family members do these tasks as well, but they are looked down upon by older generations. Those with large homes in good condition are seen in a better light, especially if they did not make the repairs themselves. Some from younger generations care less about who does what work as long as it gets done.

There are no overall spiritual beliefs for the family, although individuals can be influenced by the religions of other canines. Some practice voodoo, others follow more Christian beliefs, and some have no beliefs at all, and generally religion is secondary to other interests. They also hold celebrations throughout the year in conjunction with the rest of the Portland canines.

Skills

Skills vary by individual nuclear family, and there is no real 'niche' skill that everyone has. Some skills give family members more status. Here are some options, ranked from most to least desired according to older family generations:

• Trading
• Diplomacy
• Medicine
• Sailing
• Tailoring
• Weaponsmithing
• Construction
• Farming
• Livestock handling